Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – heavier-than-air – Airplane and fluid sustained
Patent
1977-03-28
1978-09-26
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, heavier-than-air
Airplane and fluid sustained
244 45R, 244 55, 244 56, 244 75R, 244 52, B64C 1512
Patent
active
041164059
ABSTRACT:
An airplane having a fuselage, a high wing projecting from the upper part of the fuselage to either side first at an upward angle and then slightly downwardly whereby said wing presents a gull wing frontal contour, fins to either side and forward of and at the bottom of the fuselage with ducted fans nested to the wing under the high point of the gull wing frontal contour to be unobstructed thereby.
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Bacchi Anthony C.
Kress Robert W.
Barefoot Galen L.
Geib Richard G.
Gill Mellor A.
Grumman Aerospace Corporation
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